Indian Club Swinging and the Birth of Global Fitness: Mugdars, Masculinity and Marketing

by Conor Heffernan

Emerging in colonial India, the fitness fad that was Indian Club Swinging became a global exercise practice in the early 19th century. Used by physicians, soldiers, gymnasts, children and athletes alike, clubs were used to solve numerous social concerns and ills, and often prescribed to treat everything from depression to spinal abnormalities. This book provides a definitive account of the rise and spread of club swinging as it spread from India...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350401625
• ISBN13: 9781350401624
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"